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Another Stolen Ambulance

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A 26-YR.-OLD WOMAN STOLE a Houston (Texas) Fire Department ambulance Saturday night and took it for a drive before abandoning it.

According to a published report by KTRK-TV, the ambulance crew had just taken a patient into the ER when the woman hopped in a drove off.  Another ambulance that was crusing around looking for it, found the abandoned unit about 45 minutes later.

KTRK-TV

The woman was subsequently arrested and charged, but it has not yet been disclosed how she became suspect.  Police say that they believe she was under the influence of drugs at the time.  Apparently the ambulance was not damaged during the incident.

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Posted by on December 16, 2012 • Filed under: ambulances, crime, EMS Topics, Vehicle Operation & Ambulances • Tagged: ,

Another Ambulance Head-On Crash …. One Killed, 5 Injured

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Ambulance Parked With Patient in Back

A HOUSTON, TEXAS, FIRE DEPT. AMBULANCE WAS TOTALLED Monday morning when an SUV slammed into it at speed around 4:30 am Central.  An HFD rescue squad was assisting the ambulance crew with a heart attack victim who had just been put into the back of the ambulance when the crash occurred.

Houston Chronicle

KHOU-TV tells us:

Five firefighters and EMS workers have been taken to hospitals, all with injuries. They are said to be in stable condition.

The patient and the family member of that patient were also transferred to a hospital. They are listed in stable condition as well.

"They had been on scene 20 minutes. They had the patient in the back of the ambulance. They had one next of kin in the front seat that was going to the hospital with them," said Jay Evans with the Houston Fire Department. " There was an SUV going westbound on Holman that struck head-on with the ambulance."

The driver of the SUV was killed instantly, but fortunately none of the other victims have been reported as seriously injured.

Houston Chronicle

KHOU-TV filed this video report this morning:

 

The Houston Chronicle has MORE.

Hat tip:  Will W.

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Posted by on November 26, 2012 • Filed under: ambulances, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Vehicle Operation & Ambulances, Videos • Tagged: , , ,

Driver Dies After Rear-Ending Ambulance

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Medics Parked At Emergency Scene

A 21-YR.-OLD TEXAS MAN DIED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING when the car he was driving slammed into the rear end of a Houston FD ambulance that was parked at an emergency scene.

KPRC-TV

The ambulance and a fire engine were both on the scene of a medical emergency at 12:30 am when the medics had just gotten our of their unit to work the call.  Immediately they heard the sound of tires squealing and looked up in time to see the sedan barreling directly toward the ambulance.  Two of the firefighters that were standing behind the unit were able to dash out of the way as the medic jumped back into the cab.

The car hit with enough force to demolish the car and inflicted fatal injuries to the driver who was trapped in the wreckage.  The firefighters extricated him but he died shortly after he was taken to the hospital.

KPRC-TV

KPRC-TV has a video report from the scene HERE.

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Posted by on May 31, 2012 • Filed under: ambulances, EMS Topics, Vehicle Operation & Ambulances • Tagged: , ,